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Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Chapter 7. Family Definition and Determining Income Eligibility Revised 08/01/2024

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Electronic Verification (OVS) is required for all unearned income types. Electronic matching is the primary income verification source for income received through Social Security, Division of Employment Services (DES), Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB), and the Work Number. Child care workers must use OLV/OVS for verification and explore unearned and/or benefit income using the verification hierarchy.

There may be times when OLV/OVS may yield insufficient results from the online data request. If this occurs, it is because there is no social security number (SSN) of a household member. The child care worker can ask the applicant/recipient for SSNs to aid in online verification. However, it must be made clear that providing a SSN remains optional and services will not be denied for an applicant who refuses to provide a SSN. Refer to Chapter 4 regarding SSNs and the application process.

Social Security numbers may be needed for: • child only cases and • when the online verification results in insufficient date. Note: Only pursue other verification methods if there is a discrepancy or if electronic verification is not available or representative.

Refer to the following job aids: SCCA Job Aid- Requesting and Viewing Online Data (OVS) SCCA Job Aid- Adding-Editing the Social Security Number SSN SCCA Job Aid- Registering Persons